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The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau, p. 292.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 20). The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088728
South African History Online (2012) 'The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved.', South African History Online, 20 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088728 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088728, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088728. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first successful Caesarean is carried out in Cape Town. The lives of mother and baby are saved.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088728.
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Place
Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
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